Endocrinology

CHDR

Drug research for metabolic diseases is well-placed at CHDR. We offer our research experience to develop your compound in common conditions such as obesity, type II diabetes mellitus and osteoporosis, but also for less frequent conditions such as thyroid disorders and growth hormone deficiency

Metabolic challenges at CHDR

The early phase development of drugs has entered a new era that requires more efficient study designs and rational choice of biomarkers. Estimation of therapeutic efficacy of new metabolic drugs during early human drug development is challenging and often only possible in phase II of drug development, when the drug is administered for the first time to the relevant patient population. Assessment of potential therapeutic efficacy at earlier stages greatly stimulates and facilitates a more rational development of new metabolic compounds.

Implementation of these ‘metabolic challenges’ in a compound’s clinical development program allows efficient bridging between preclinical experiments and early clinical development stages, including the first administration to the relevant patient population.

Over the last 20 years, CHDR has successfully validated and applied multiple metabolic challenges in clinical studies, varying from relatively easy oral challenges to complex hormone clamp studies.

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Metabolic and endocrine responses: Reliable and accurate methodology to challenge the metabolic state in human volunteers

CHDR offers reliable and accurate methodology to challenge the metabolic state in human subjects, allowing early evaluation of the effect of new drugs. Implementation of these ‘metabolic challenges’ in a compound’s clinical development program allows efficient bridging between preclinical experiments and early clinical development stages, including the first administration to the relevant patient population.